Recover with God: Eating Disorder Recovery Stories, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Christian Women Jayme Muller
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Are you a Christian struggling with an eating disorder, disordered eating, or body image issues? OR, do you wonder how to help someone struggling with an eating disorder?
This podcast is for you.
Listen for stories of hope. Stories & advice from ED survivors, friends, dietitians & nutritionists specializing in ED recovery & body image struggles.
Learn how to let go of fear & shame. Learn to trust God. Learn to help someone else.
Host Jayme Muller is a Christian who struggled with bulimia for 10+ years in shame before finally choosing recovery WITH God!
New episodes every Wednesday!
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ED Recovery Hope, Mental Health, & God's Truth with Tori Peyton
On episode 14, Tori and I chat about:
How living with zeal is not about perfection
Tori’s story of eating disorder and mental health struggles
Choosing recovery and finding hope
How God doesn’t give up on us
Focusing on God’s truth and fighting lies with Bible verses
Finding identity outside of an ED and in who God made us to be
Managing OCD with food and body image struggles
Facing food fears and taking small steps in recovery
Supporting someone with an eating disorder by listening and not talking about weight or food
Tori is a blogger, author, fellow believer, and ED survivor. She started Grow with Tori — her Instagram account and her blog — to share her story and encourage others who are struggling with an eating disorder or mental health.
Check out Tori’s blog — Grow with Tori — here: https://www.growithtori.com/
Be sure to follow Tori on Instagram: @growithtori
And TikTok: @growithtori
And shop Tori’s journals here — with a sneak peek at what’s inside: https://www.growithtori.com/shop-journals
And here is the website Tori mentioned in the episode as an excellent resource for family and friends of someone struggling: https://www.feast-ed.org/ -
Shame, Joy in Suffering, and a Sustainable Anti-Diet Life — with Zach Lloyd
On episode 13 with Zach Lloyd, we chat about:
How suffering leads to zeal
Zach’s story of rejection, seeking acceptance from the world, addiction, depression, stress eating, and making exercise and body image an idol
Finding peace with food and exercise by shifting your mindset and motivation
How God works behind the scenes
Fighting the enemy’s lies and attacks
Letting go of shame
Choosing joy in suffering like the Apostle Paul in the Bible
Not labeling yourself by your struggles
How Zach helps clients create sustainability as an anti-diet coach
Advice for anyone who believes they will always struggle with body image, disordered eating, addiction, or an eating disorder
Advice on how to help a friend or family member who is struggling
Zach Lloyd is a Sustainable Anti-Diet Coach. He gives credit to God’s Grace, basketball, and heavy weights in saving him from nearly losing his life to drug abuse. He’s been coaching for over a decade building skill sets in every area associated with physical and mental fitness. He is driven to help others find meaning and fulfillment in suffering through fitness.
Visit Zach’s website for more details on his coaching and resources here: https://zachlloydcoaching.com/
You can also get his free End Calorie Counting Toolkit here: https://bit.ly/EndCalCounting
Follow Zach on Instagram: @zachlloydcoaching
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Temptation, the Bible, and Eating Disorders with Jayme Muller
On episode 12, host Jayme Muller goes solo again to share an exclusive excerpt from her devotional book, also titled Recover with God.
Jayme reads both the introduction to the book — which includes a summary of her own eating disorder recovery story — and chapter 10: "The Temptation is Real."
Jayme's book is available for purchase on Amazon as both a paperback and ebook. Click here to get it on Amazon. (Note: this is an Amazon affiliate link.)
Recover with God (the book that came before the podcast) was born from Jayme's own struggle to connect with God during her ED struggle. She learned along the journey to recovery that God wants a relationship with us IN our mess, not after we "fix" it — and she is passionate to share that message with everyone who needs it like she once did.
Verses referenced in this episode:
1 Corinthians 10:13 (ERV) "The only temptations that you have are the same temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to endure it."
James 1:14-15 (ERV) "You are tempted by the evil things you want. Your own desire leads you away and traps you. Your desire grows inside you until it results in sin. Then the sin grows bigger and bigger and finally ends in death."
Matthew 26:41 (ERV) "Stay awake and pray for strength against temptation. Your spirit wants to do what is right, but your body is weak."
Suggested reading: James 1 -
Diet Culture in the Church and Faith-Based Healing with Liesel Maddox, RDN LD
On episode 11 with Liesel, we dive into:
Embracing every day of life as a gift
Liesel’s eating disorder recovery story
The influence of diet culture on eating disorders
Feeling out of control with food
Understanding that healing is a slow and steady process
God’s guidance in recovery
The importance of having professional, ED-focused support
The “all foods fit” approach to eating
Practical tips to address diet culture in the church
Helpful tips for friends and family
Avoiding unhelpful comments on food and body size
The services Liesel offers to clients
Liesel Maddox, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionistx who specializes in eating disorder nutrition treatment, intuitive eating, and food freedom through online coaching. She is also a believer who recovered from her own battle with an eating disorder, and she is now passionate to help other Christian women who are struggling.
Visit Liesel’s website here https://www.lieselmaddoxnutrition.com/ to learn more about all of the nutrition services she offers—including one-on-one and group support—and her blog.
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How Marketing and Ads Can Influence Eating Disorders and Diet Culture
On this 10th episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller goes solo again.
This time, you’ll hear Jayme talk about marketing tactics and ad strategies that impact weight loss, diet culture, disordered eating, and even eating disorders. The topics include:
How marketing strategies target: your fear of not being loved or accepted, your longing to fit in, your current struggles with body image or your appearance, your deepest emotions
Why God tells us to take care of our bodies
What it means to honor God with your body
Diet trends, marketing buzzwords, and phrases to beware of in ads and on product packaging
How certain words like “natural” and “healthy” are regulated on food labels
Why you should be aware and even wary of what you see on ads and product packaging
Trusting God’s Word instead of society and marketing campaigns that tell you how you should look
Bible verses referenced in this episode:
Proverbs 14:30 (NLT) “A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; but jealousy is like cancer in the bones.”
Romans 12:1-2 (NLT) “[1] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. [2] Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
1 Corinthians 6:20 (ERV) “God paid a very high price to make you his. So honor God with your body.”
1 Timothy 4:8 (NLT) “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (NLT) “[16] You should know that you yourselves are God’s temple. God’s Spirit lives in you. [17] If you destroy God’s temple, God will destroy you, because God’s temple is holy. You yourselves are God’s temple.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NLT) “So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
Sources I referenced in this episode:
Statistics on how often diets fail
Information on orthorexia
US Department of Agriculture website, sharing the truth about the use of the word “natural” on food labels
Details on the term “superfood” from the Harvard School of Public Health
How the FDA regulates the word “healthy” on food labels -
Seeking Approval, God's Design, and ED Recovery with Baylor Knott
On episode 9 of the Recover with God podcast, Baylor and I chat about:
Living with zeal to help other women
Baylor’s eating disorder recovery story
Perfectionism, checking boxes, and seeking approval
Learning that we don’t need to seek God’s approval
Seeking and finding help from the church
God’s truth vs. the lies of the enemy
How to navigate trying on clothes in the dressing room
Simple advice for family and friends who want to help a loved one in recovery
How learning about who God made us applies to recovery
And So much more!
Baylor is a Bible teacher, author, and founder of Everything Beautiful Ministries. She is passionate to encourage women who struggle with unmet expectations and broken dreams—because God is faithful to create beauty out of any situation.
Through her ministry, Baylor offers a FREE weekly newsletter, a subscription-based monthly devotional, a blog, and a bi-weekly Instagram Live series with guests!
Check out Baylor’s website for all of the above and more: https://everythingbeautifulministries.com/
Follow Baylor on Instagram @baylorknott
And get Baylor’s book on Amazon—30 Days to Thankful: Cultivating a Grateful Heart. On each day, you will learn a different truth from God’s Word to move your heart toward gratitude for all that your Heavenly Father has done for you!